11 is always unsafe to count chickens before they are hatched, and it does not ihvavs give pleasure to v take a tally after they are out of. the shell. A member of a picnic party who visited a recreation ground in Auckland took with him a whiell - evidently tired of watching his owner playing cricket, strolled off to do a little exploring. The 1 dog had been away only a, few minutes when the owner of the property put in an appearance at the cricket pitch. He was not looking for a game, hut for the owner of the dog, to whom he mentioned that two chickens had not been fast enough to keep in front of the dog, with the result that their interest in the farm was now gone. Three shillings was the price of the chicken*, and the amount was handed over.
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Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20492, 10 March 1932, Page 8
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